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Lauren Bislick, Ph.D., CCC-SLPAssistant ProfessorDepartment of Communication Sciences & DisordersUniversity of Central Florida Lauren.Bislick@ucf.eduEDUCATIONPostdoc. Speech Hearing Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 2016-2017Ph.D. Speech Hearing Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 2015Dissertation: “Nature of error consistency in individuals with apraxia of speech and individuals with phonemic paraphasia”Committee: D. Kendall, M. McNeil, K. Spencer, K. YorkstonM.A. Communication Sciences and Disorders, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 2009Masters Thesis: “Evaluation of the Boston Naming Test (BNT) cueing hierarchy”B.munication Sciences and Disorders, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 2007Honors Thesis: “Grammatical deficits in aphasia” RESEARCH INTERESTS: apraxia of speech, aphasia; rehabilitation; differential diagnosis of acquired neurogenic communication disorders; motor learning; error types in spoken word production in apraxia of speech and in aphasia; medical speech-language pathologyACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS 2017- present Assistant Professor, Communication Sciences & Disorders, University of Central Florida2016-2017Postdoctoral Fellow, Speech & Hearing Sciences, University ofWashington 2016Research Health Science Specialist, VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, WA2012 – 2015 Doctoral Candidate, Speech & Hearing Sciences, University ofWashington Speech-Language Pathologist, Highline Medical Center, Burien, WA2011 – 2012Research Assistant, Speech & Hearing Sciences, University of Washington2010 – 2011Teaching Assistant, Speech & Hearing Sciences, University of Washington2010 – 2012Clinical Fellowship, Speech Language Pathology, Highline Medical Center, Burien, WA2009 – 2010Research Assistant, Speech & Hearing Sciences, University of Washington2009Teaching Assistant, Speech & Hearing Sciences, University of WashingtonExternship, Speech-Language Pathology, Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC), Lake City, FLExternship, Speech-Language Pathology, Shands Rehabilitation, Gainesville, FL2007 – 2009Graduate Student, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, University of Florida, Gainesville, FLAdministrative Coordinator, Stroke Support Group, Gainesville, FLResearch Assistant, Brain Rehabilitation Research Center VAMC, Gainesville, FL2008Internship, Speech-Language Pathology, VAMC, Gainesville, FL2003 – 2007Undergraduate Student, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, University of Florida, Gainesville, FLGRANTS (funded) AND SPONSORSHIP Predoctoral Training Grant (F31) for dissertation research from NIH/National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), awarded December 2013 (funding September 2014-2015). Departmental Training Grant "Research Training in Speech and Hearing Sciences.” (T32 DC00033) for general exams and dissertation research from NIH/ National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), September 2012 – September 2014. Student Fellowship – NIH/NIDCD Research Symposium in Clinical Aphasiology at the 41st Clinical Aphasiology Conference, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, May 2012.Student Fellowship – NIH/NIDCD Research Symposium in Clinical Aphasiology at the 44th Clinical Aphasiology Conference, Monterey, California, May 2015.Other funding and awards Saffran Student Scholar Award. Saffran Conference, September 2016Travel Award. Lesley B. and Steven G. Olswang Endowed Graduate Student Conference Fund, May 2015, October 2013, and March 2012 GraduateTravel Award Winner. Research Training in Speech and Hearing Sciences, May 2015, June 2011Graduate Assistantship, University of Florida Graduate Teaching Assistantship and Tuition Waiver, August 2007-2009Scholarship Recipient, Thomas B. Abbott Award, May 2007 Scholarship Recipient, Florida Bright Futures, August 2003- May 2007PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS & PROCEEDINGSBislick, L., McNeil, M., Spencer, K., Yorkston, K., & Kendall, D. (Accepted, 2017). The Nature of error consistency in individuals with apraxia of?speech?and aphasia. American Journal of Speech Language PathologyHunting Ponpom, R., Bislick, L., Elliott, K., Madden, E. B., Minkina, I., Nadeau, S., Oelke, M., & Kendall, D. (Accepted, 2017). Do linguistic and nonlinguistic characteristics predict generalization and maintenance following Phonomotor Treatment in twenty-six individuals with aphasia? American Journal of Speech Language Pathology. Kendall, D., Minkina, I., Bislick, L., Grabowski, T., Phatak, V., Silkes, J. & Ojemann, J. (2016). Reorganization of language prior to anterior temporal lobe surgery: Can deficits be mitigated? The Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development 53(6):813-826.Oelke, M., Sachet, L., Nagle, K., Bislick, L., Brookshire, C. E. & Kendall, D. L. (2015). Can intensive phonomotor therapy modify accent? A phase 1 study. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing, 18, 4, 229-242. Minkina, I., Oelke, M., Bislick, L.P., Brookshire, C.E., Hunting Pompon, R., Silkes, J.P., & Kendall, D.L. (2015). An investigation of aphasic naming error evolution following phonomotor treatment. Aphasiology, 11(1), 1-19.Bislick, L. P., Oelke, M., & Kendall, D. (2014). Phonomotor rehabilitation of apraxia of speech. Journal of Medical Speech-Language Pathology, 21, 1, 15-31. Kendall, D., Hunting-Pompon, R., Brookshire, C. E., Minkina, I., & Bislick, L. (2013). An analysis of aphasic naming errors as an indicator of improved linguistic processing following phonomotor treatment. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology 22, S240-S249.Bislick, L. P., Weir, P., C., & Spencer, K. A. (2013). Investigation of feedback schedules on motor learning in individuals with apraxia of speech. Journal of Medical Speech-Language Pathology 20, 4, 18-23. Bislick, L. P., Weir, P. C., Spencer, K.A., & Kendall, D.L., Yorkston, K. (2012). Do principles of motor learning enhance retention and transfer of speech skills? : A systematic review. Aphasiology 26, 5, 709-728. Del Toro, C. M., Bislick, L. P., Comer, M., Velozo, C., Romero, S., Gonzalez Rothi, L.J., & Kendall, D.L. (2011) Development of a short form of the Boston Naming Test for individuals with aphasia. Journal of Speech and Hearing Sciences 54, 4, 1089-100. POSTERS AND PRESENTATIONSBislick, L., Lai, V., Robinson, R., & Kendall, D. (May 2017). Perceptual characteristics of consonant production and differences in individuals with aphasia with and without AOS. Paper accepted at the Clinical Aphasiology Conference, Snowbird, UT.Bislick, L. (October 2016). Differential diagnosis in acquired apraxia of speech and aphasia. Platform presentation presented at the Washington Speech-Language and Hearing Association, Tacoma, WA.Bislick, L., McNeil, M., Spencer, K., Yorkston, K., & Kendall, D. (September 2016). The Nature of error consistency in individuals with apraxia of?speech?and phonemic paraphasia aphasia. Paper presented at the Saffran Conference, Philadelphia, PA. Bislick, L., McNeil, M., Spencer, K., Yorkston, K., & Kendall, D. (March 2016). The Nature of error consistency in individuals with apraxia of?speech?and concomitant aphasia. Paper presented at the Motor Speech Conference, Newport Beach, CA. Bislick, L., McNeil, M., Spencer, K., Yorkston, K., & Kendall, D. (May 2015). Nature of error consistency in apraxia of speech and aphasia with phonemic paraphasia. Paper presented at the Clinical Aphasiology Conference, Monterey, CA. Minkina, I., Bislick, L., Oelke, M, Brookshire, C. E., Hunting-Pompon, R., Silkes, J., Kendall, D. (June 2014). Evolution of aphasic naming errors following phonomotor treatment: A replication and an extension. Paper presented at the Clinical Aphasiology Conference, St. Simonds Island, GA. Bislick, L. & Weir, P. (November 2013). Introduction to motor learning principles and speech rehabilitation. Paper presented at the American Speech-Language Hearing Association Convention, Chicago, IL.Bislick, L. & Weir, P. (October 2012). Motor learning principles and speech rehabilitation. Invited platform presentation presented at the Washington Speech-Language and Hearing Association, Tacoma, WA.Bislick, L. (October 2012). Planning, programming, and disorders. Invited platform presentation presented at the Washington Speech-Language and Hearing Association, Tacoma, WA. Minkina, I., Ojemann, J, Grabowski, T., Bislick, L., Phatak, V., Silkes, J., Kendall, D. (October 2012). Reorganization of language prior to temporal lobe surgery: can deficits be mitigated? Poster presented at Academy of Aphasia, San Francisco, CA. Brookshire. C., Bislick, L., Wilson, J., Nadeau., S., Gonzalez Rothi, L., Kendall, D. (October 2012). The prevalence and nature of alexia in chronic aphasia. Poster presented at the American Speech and Hearing Association Conference, Atlanta, GA. Silkes, J., Minkina, I., Kendall, D., Grabowski, T., Bislick, L., del Toro, C., Phatak, V., Ojemann, J. (October 2012). Mitigation of proper noun retrieval impairments in temporal lobe epilepsy. Poster presented at the American Speech and Hearing Association Conference, Atlanta, GA.Bislick, L., Weir, C., & Spencer, K. (June 2012). Effects of feedback frequency on motor learning in individuals with apraxia of speech and healthy adults. Poster presented at the Clinical Aphasiology Conference, Lake Tahoe, CA. Hunting Pompon, R., Brookshire, C.E., Minkina, I., Bislick, L., Kendall, D. (June 2012). Using error type on confrontation naming as an indicator of improved linguistic processing following phonomotor treatment. Poster presented at the Clinical Aphasiology Conference, Lake Tahoe, CA.Bislick, L., Weir, P., & Spencer, K. (March 2012). Investigation of feedback schedules on motor learning in individuals with apraxia of speech. Poster presented at the Motor Speech Conference, Santa Rosa, CA. Bislick, L., Oelke, M., Kendall, D. (May 2011). Phonomotor rehabilitation of apraxia of speech: A phase II study. Poster presented at the Clinical Aphasiology Conference, Ft. Lauderdale, FL. Kendall, D., Bislick, L., Phatak, V., Ojemann, J. (February 2011). Linguistic reorganization of proper faces and proper places prior to anterior temporal lobe surgery: Can deficits be mitigated? Poster presented at the International Neuropsychological Society Convention, Boston, MA.Bislick, L., del Toro, C., Velozo, C., Kendall, D. (November 2008). Boston Naming Test: Do we need semantic cues? Poster presented at American Speech-Language Hearing Association Convention, Chicago, IL. PAST RESEARCH EXPERIENCE Aphasia Laboratory, Diane Kendall, Ph.D., Speech & Hearing Sciences, University of WashingtonPostdoctoral fellowship: Perceptual characteristics of consonant production and differences in individuals with aphasia with and without AOS. This retrospective study examined the influence of speech complexity variables on error rate and the distribution of error types (i.e., distortions, distorted substitutions, substitutions, and omissions) in a group of individuals with AOS and concomitant aphasia and a group of individuals with aphasia without AOS. Findings provide additional support for the idea that syllable length and the complexity of the speech unit (consonant cluster vs singleton) tax the motor speech system in individuals with AOS.Do linguistic and nonlinguistic characteristics predict generalization and maintenance following Phonomotor Treatment in twenty-six individuals with aphasia? This study examined the influence of five participant characteristics – age, time post onset, aphasia severity, naming impairment, and error profile – on generalization and maintenance of confrontation naming and discourse abilities following Phonomotor Treatment. Results suggest that response to Phonomotor Treatment does not appear to be influenced by aphasia and anomia severity levels, error profiles, participant ages and time post onset. Other factors that may influence response to intensive aphasia treatment are discussed. Dissertation: Nature of error consistency in individuals with apraxia of speech and aphasia with phonemic paraphasia. The purpose of this study was to investigate error consistency in a group of individuals with AOS and concomitant aphasia compared to a group of individuals with aphasia without AOS. The effect of stimulus presentation condition on error consistency, as well as group differences in the types of errors produced were also examined. The results of this investigation help clarify the role of error consistency in the differential diagnosis of these two disorders. The applicant was the PI of this study and was responsible for participant recruitment, data collection, perceptual and statistical data analysis, and interpretation of results. The applicant also trained student researchers to administer speech and language testing and perform narrow phonetic transcription on participant responses during the experimental tasks.Pre-dissertation Project: Phonomotor rehabilitation of apraxia of speech: A phase II study. The aim this study was to employ an intensive treatment founded on schema theory and principles of motor leaning to a single individual with severe AOS. In addition to being the PI on this study, the applicant also acted as the lead clinician and provided 48 hours of intensive experimental treatment to an individual with severe AOS and aphasia. Lab Rotation Project: This rotation took place in the Motor Speech Laboratory at the University of Washington. Through this rotation, the applicant gained experience with a randomized group design, training paradigm. Investigation of feedback schedules on motor learning in individuals with apraxia of speech. The purpose of this study was to examine one of the nine principles of motor learning. In particular, this study investigated the effect of feedback frequency (feedback provided every trial versus feedback provided every 5th trial) on the learning of a novel speech task and a comparative limb motor task in 10 individuals with AOS and concomitant aphasia. The applicant was the PI of this study. This study was designed in collaboration with Dr. Kristie Spencer and Philip Weir. The applicant was responsible for participant recruitment, data collection, data analysis, and interpretation of results. Other research experience in the Aphasia Laboratory Do linguistic and nonlinguistic characteristics predict generalization and maintenance following Phonomotor Treatment in twenty-six individuals with aphasia? The purpose of this study was to examine variables that may influence participant response to Phonomotor Treatment. In particular, the influence of five participant characteristics (age, time post onset, aphasia severity, naming impairment, and error profile) on generalization and maintenance of confrontation naming and discourse abilities were examined. An analysis of aphasic naming errors as an indicator of improved linguistic processing following phonomotor treatment. The purpose of this study was to examine changes in aphasic naming errors after 60 hours of intensive phonomotor treatment. The applicant’s contributed to this study include data collection and analysis. The prevalence and nature of alexia in chronic aphasia. The purpose of this study was to investigate the co-occurrence of alexia and aphasia in 90 individuals with aphasia from stroke. Oral reading abilities of real words and nonwords were analyzed to determine the prevalence and nature of alexia in this sample. The applicant’s contribution to this study included data collection and analysis. Do principles of motor learning enhance retention and transfer of speech skills? : A systematic review. The purpose of this systematic review is to identify which principles of motor learning have been examined in the speech motor learning literature, to determine the effectiveness of these principles, and to ascertain future lines of research.Reorganization of language prior to anterior temporal lobe surgery: Can deficits be mitigated? The purpose of this Phase I prospective rehabilitation study was to discover if linguistic representation of proper nouns (i.e., faces and places) could be reorganized prior to ATL surgery with the goal of mitigating word retrieval deficits post-operatively. In addition to being the PI on this study, the applicant also acted as the lead clinician and provided 32 hours of intensive experimental treatment to an individual with severe epilepsy.Standardized assessment of phonology in aphasia test-retest reliability. The applicant ran experimental testing sessions for over 15 participants with aphasia, in a study that tested the validity and reliability of an assessment for phonology in aphasia (SAPA). As the first measure of its kind, the SAPA provides a tool for assessing clinical change and differentiating phonological function in aphasia.Research Experience at the Brain Rehabilitation Research Center VAMC, Gainesville, FLEvaluation of the Boston Naming Test (BNT) cueing hierarchy. This study was the applicants Master’s thesis under the mentorship of Diane Kendall, Ph.D. The purpose of this study was to examine the performance 100 individuals with aphasia on the individual items on the BNT using the standard 4-point rating scale. This work significantly contributed to the development of a short form of the BNT for individuals with aphasia. University of Florida Aphasia Research Laboratory, Gainesville, FL. Grammatical deficits in aphasia. This study was the applicants undergraduate honors thesis under the mentorship of Lisa Edmonds, Ph.D. This study investigated the effects of an intense verb network strengthening treatment for sentence production in adults with aphasia. Specifically, this study examined the effect of treatment grammatical deficits in two individuals with aphasia.TEACHING EXPERIENCEMedBridge: Principles of Motor Learning and Apraxia of Speech Treatment. Invited speakerfor a continuing education program for Speech-Language Pathologists. This coursed discusses thecurrent literature on the application of principles of motor learning to the rehabilitation of acquiredapraxia of speech (Summer 2017).MedBridge: Principles of Motor Learning and Motor Speech Disorders. Invited speaker for acontinuing education program for Speech-Language Pathologists. This course introduces clinicians to motor learning theory and the principles of motor learning, and discusses studies that have investigated the application of these principles to speech training and rehabilitation (Summer 2017). Speech and Hearing Sciences 532: Adult Neurogenic Communication Disorders (3 credits).Guest Lectured to a graduate level course on the differential diagnosis of apraxia of speech andaphasia with phonemic paraphasia (Winter 2016). Instructor: JoAnn Silkes, Ph.D.MedBridge: Primary Progressive Aphasia. Invited discussant for a continuing educationprogram for Speech-Language Pathologists (Winter 2015). Primary Speaker: Joseph Duffy, Ph.D.MedBridge: Apraxia of Speech Treatment. Invited discussant for a contining education programfor Speech-Language Pathologists (Winter, 2015). Primary Speaker: Julie Wambaugh, Ph.D.Speech and Hearing Sciences 532: Adult Neurogenic Communication Disorders (3 credits). Guest Lectured to a graduate level course on the differential diagnosis of apraxia of speech and aphasia with phonemic paraphasia (Winter 2013, 2014, 2015). Instructor: Diane Kendall, Ph.D. Speech and Hearing Sciences 449: Special Studies in Speech Pathology and Audiology - Neuroanatomy and Neurologic Disorders across the Lifespan. Co-taught this course with Mike Burns, Ph.D. This course covers basic neuroanatomy and neurophysiology, brain areas and pathways important to the functions communication, basic brain behavior relationships and neurological underpinnings of various neurological disorders across the lifespan (Summer 2014). Speech and Hearing Sciences 406: Treatment of Speech and Language Disorders (4 credits). Co-taught this course with Carolyn Baylor, Ph.D. This course covers principles and procedures for planning, implementing, and evaluating treatment for speech and language disorders (Winter 2014).Speech and Hearing Sciences 546: Advanced Adult Neurogenic Communication Disorders (3 credits). Provided teaching assistance and grading for graduate level course on the nature, assessment, and treatment of acquired language and cognitive-communication disorders (Winter 2010), Guest Lectured on the differential diagnosis of apraxia of speech and aphasia with phonemic paraphasia (Winter 2013). Instructor: Diane Kendall, Ph.D. Speech and Hearing Sciences 505: Clinical Methods for Documenting Change (3 credits). Provided teaching and grading assistance, creation of assignments, and office hours for a graduate course on methodological issues concerning the evaluation of treatment for speech, hearing, and language disorders (Autumn 2011). Instructor: Patricia Dowden, Ph.D.Speech and Hearing Sciences 303: Language Science (3 credits). Provided teaching and grading assistance, creation of assignments, and office hours for an undergraduate course on techniques of linguistic analysis used in the study of phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, and pragmatics (Autumn 2011). Instructor: John Thorne, Ph.D.Speech and Hearing Sciences 549: Clinical Forum in Speech-Language Pathology Grand Rounds (2 credits). Guest Lectured to a graduate level course on the implementation of a phonomotor treatment program for the rehabilitation of apraxia of speech (Winter 2011). Instructor: Patricia Dowden, Ph.D. Speech and Hearing Sciences 594: Capturing Brain Dynamics: A combined neuroscience and engineering approach (3 credits). Provided assistance with course organization, scheduling, and office hours for a graduate course on methods for capturing brain dynamics using an emerging neuroimaging technique know as magnetoencephalography (Spring 2011). Instructor: KC Lee, Ph.D.Speech and Hearing Sciences 405: Diagnosis of Speech & Language Communication Disorders (3 credits). Provided teaching and grading assistance, creation of assignments, and office hours for an undergraduate course on Principles and procedures for the diagnosis of speech and language disorders (Winter 2011). Instructor: Stacy Betz, Ph.D.Speech and Hearing Sciences 529: Assessment and Treatment of Birth-to-Four Communication Disorders (4 credits). Provided grading assistance, creation of assignments, and office hours for a graduate course discussing measurement concepts, standardized reference measures, and non-standardized assessment tools for communication and related skills in young children (Winter 2011). Instructor: Turman Coggins, Ph.D.Speech and Hearing Sciences 305: Speech and Language Disorders (5 credits). Provided teaching and grading assistance, designing the course schedule, creating assignments and exams, and office hours or an undergraduate course on the etiology and nature of developmental and acquired communication disorders across the lifespan. Behavioral characteristics of language delay and disorders, developmental apraxia of speech, phonological disorders, stuttering, acquired aphasia, apraxia of speech and dysarthria, craniofacial anomalies, and voice disorders (Autumn 2010). Instructor: Patricia Dowden, Ph.D.Speech and Hearing Sciences 506: Research Methods in Speech-Language Pathology (3 credits). Guest Lectured to a graduate level course on the importance of treatment design (Autumn 2010). Instructor: Christina del Toro, Ph.D. Speech and Hearing Sciences 250: Human Communication Disorders (5 credits). Provided teaching and grading assistance, designing the course schedule, creating assignments and exams, and office hours or an undergraduate course on normal and impaired human communication, including speech, language, and hearing disorders (Summer 209). Instructor: Diane Kendall, Ph.D.CERTIFICATIONS, LICENSURE, AND MEMBERSHIPS Academy of Neurologic Communication Disorders and Sciences, 2013 – present American Speech-Language Hearing Association, 2012 – presentAmerican Speech-Language Hearing Association, Certification of clinical competence in Speech Language Pathology, 2012Washington Speech, Language and Hearing Association, 2011 - present National Student Speech Language Hearing Association, 2007 - 2012Academy of Aphasia, 2010 – 2012Licensed to practice speech-language pathology in Washington State as a clinical fellow, 2010-2012SERVICEConference ServiceASHA Conference Proposal Reviewer for Language Disorders in Adults, 2017Clinical Aphasiology Conference Proposal Reviewer, 2016Junior committee member, Clinical Aphasiology Conference Mentorship Luncheon, 2015Junior committee member, Clinical Aphasiology Conference Mentorship Luncheon, 2012Grant Service (Reviewer/Referee)Veterans Affairs Rehabilitation Research and Development Grants/Awards, 2015 – Journal Service (Reviewer/Referee)Journal of Motor Control, 2017 – Journal of Communication Disorders, 2016 – Journal of Speech, Language and Hearing Research, 2016 – American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 2012 –Public ServiceUniversity of Washington Caregiver Support Group, 2010-2011University of Florida Aphasia and Caregiver Support Group, 2007-2009 ................
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